Doc Ayers vs. Ray Pierce — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Pierce
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Pierce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 5.64 and 1.824 for Ray Pierce. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Ray Pierce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
13.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
42.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
7.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
39.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ray Pierce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ray Pierce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
668.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
78.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
23.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
19.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
118.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
5.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA